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Explain the Lean structure `InflatonPotentialCert` in module `IndisputableMonolith.Cosmology.InflatonPotentialFromJCost`. Write for an educated reader who knows science and programming but may not know Lean. Cover: (1) what the declaration says in plain English, (2) why it matters in Recognition Science, (3) how to read the formal statement, (4) visible dependencies or certificates in the supplied source, and (5) what this declaration does not prove. Cite only declarations present in the supplied Recognition source.

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The structure InflatonPotentialCert bundles five properties of the inflaton potential on the recognition manifold.

(1) In plain English, it certifies that V(φ_inf) := Jcost(1 + φ_inf) satisfies: vacuum energy is zero at the reference point; the potential is nonnegative for displacements φ_inf > -1; it is strictly positive away from vacuum; it obeys the same reciprocal symmetry as Jcost; and it takes the explicit quadratic form φ_inf² / (2(1 + φ_inf)).

(2) In Recognition Science this matters because the J-cost is the unique cost function forced by the framework's functional equation. Using it directly as the inflaton potential shows that slow-roll inflation emerges from the same recognition cost that governs all other physics, without additional parameters.

(3) The formal statement is a Lean structure whose five fields are theorems: vacuum : V 0 = 0, nonneg : ∀ {phi_inf}, -1 < phi_inf → 0 ≤ V phi_inf, pos_off_vacuum : ∀ {phi_inf}, phi_inf ≠ 0 → -1 < phi_inf → 0 < V phi_inf, reciprocal_symm : ∀ {phi_inf}, -1 < phi_inf → V phi_inf = V ((1 + phi_inf)⁻¹ - 1), and quadratic_form : ∀ {phi_inf}, -1 < phi_inf → V phi_inf = phi_inf ^ 2 / (2 * (1 + phi_inf)). The definition inflatonPotentialCert supplies a concrete inhabitant by plugging in the proved lemmas V_vacuum, V_nonneg, V_pos_off_vacuum, V_reciprocal_symm and V_eq_quadratic.

(4) Visible dependencies inside the supplied source are the definition V and the five supporting theorems listed above, all in the same module; they rest on Jcost properties imported from Cost but are not re-proved here.

(5) The declaration does not prove slow-roll parameters ε_V or η_V, the spectral index n_s, the tensor-to-scalar ratio r, or any dynamical evolution of the inflaton field; those claims appear only in the module's documentation as motivation.

cited recognition theorems

outside recognition

Aspects Recognition does not yet address:

  • Derivation of slow-roll parameters ε_V and η_V from V
  • Explicit computation of n_s = 1 - 2/45 or r = 2/(45 φ²)
  • Dynamical evolution or attractor behavior of the inflaton field
  • Connection to other cosmology modules such as inflation observables

recognition modules consulted

The Recognition library is at github.com/jonwashburn/shape-of-logic. The model is restricted to the supplied Lean source and instructed not to invent theorem names. Treat output as a starting point, not a verified proof.